highest points average in a season in last 20 years

Between October 5, 2005 and October 5, 2025, James Harden has the most points per game played in a season, with 36.13 in 2018-19.

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highest points per game by a player average in a season in last 20 years

	NAME	PTS/GP	PTS	GP	SEASON	TM	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	James Harden J. Harden	36.13	2,818	78	2018-19	HOU	36.8	36.1	6.6	7.5	2.0	0.7	10.8	24.5	44.2	4.8	13.2	36.8	9.7	11.0	87.9	61.6	0.8	5.8	5.0	2,867	518	586	158	58	387	244	+357
2	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	35.4	2,832	80	2005-06	LAL	41.0	35.4	5.3	4.5	1.8	0.4	12.2	27.2	45.0	2.3	6.5	34.7	8.7	10.2	85.0	55.9	0.9	4.4	3.1	3,277	425	360	147	30	250	233	+320
3	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	34.69	1,353	39	2023-24	PHI	33.6	34.7	11.0	5.6	1.2	1.7	11.5	21.8	52.9	1.4	3.6	38.8	10.2	11.6	88.3	64.4	2.4	8.6	3.8	1,309	430	219	46	66	150	112	+267
4	James Harden J. Harden	34.34	2,335	68	2019-20	HOU	36.5	34.3	6.6	7.5	1.8	0.9	9.9	22.3	44.4	4.4	12.4	35.5	10.2	11.8	86.5	62.6	1.0	5.5	4.5	2,483	446	512	125	60	308	227	+287
5	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	33.86	2,370	70	2023-24	DAL	37.5	33.9	9.2	9.8	1.4	0.5	11.5	23.6	48.7	4.1	10.6	38.2	6.8	8.7	78.6	61.7	0.8	8.4	4.0	2,624	647	686	99	38	282	149	+319
6	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	33.08	2,183	66	2022-23	PHI	34.6	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	11.0	20.1	54.8	1.0	3.0	33.0	10.0	11.7	85.7	65.5	1.7	8.4	3.4	2,284	670	274	66	112	226	205	+424
7	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	33.01	2,377	72	2005-06	PHI	43.1	33.0	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
8	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.68	2,484	76	2024-25	OKC	34.2	32.7	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	11.3	21.8	51.9	2.1	5.7	37.5	7.9	8.8	89.8	63.7	0.9	4.1	2.4	2,598	379	486	131	77	183	164	+918
9	Luka Dončić L. Dončić	32.39	2,138	66	2022-23	DAL	36.2	32.4	8.6	8.0	1.4	0.5	10.9	22.0	49.6	2.8	8.2	34.2	7.8	10.5	74.2	60.9	0.8	7.8	3.6	2,390	569	529	90	33	236	166	+128
10	Damian Lillard D. Lillard	32.17	1,866	58	2022-23	POR	36.3	32.2	4.8	7.3	0.9	0.3	9.6	20.7	46.3	4.2	11.3	37.1	8.8	9.6	91.4	64.5	0.8	4.0	3.3	2,106	277	425	50	18	191	109	+105
11	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.01	2,593	81	2013-14	OKC	38.5	32.0	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
12	Stephen Curry S. Curry	31.98	2,015	63	2020-21	GSW	34.1	32.0	5.5	5.8	1.2	0.1	10.4	21.7	48.2	5.3	12.7	42.1	5.7	6.3	91.6	65.5	0.5	5.0	3.4	2,151	345	363	77	8	213	119	+242
13	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	31.58	2,558	81	2016-17	OKC	34.6	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	10.2	24.0	42.5	2.5	7.2	34.3	8.8	10.4	84.5	55.4	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31.56	2,430	77	2006-07	LAL	40.8	31.6	5.7	5.4	1.4	0.5	10.6	22.8	46.3	1.8	5.2	34.4	8.7	10.0	86.8	58.0	1.0	4.7	3.3	3,140	439	413	111	36	255	205	+99
15	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	2,135	68	2022-23	OKC	35.5	31.4	4.8	5.5	1.6	1.0	10.4	20.3	51.0	0.9	2.5	34.5	9.8	10.9	90.5	62.6	0.9	4.0	2.8	2,416	329	371	112	65	192	192	+149
16	LeBron James L. James	31.37	2,478	79	2005-06	CLE	42.5	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
17	Bradley Beal B. Beal	31.3	1,878	60	2020-21	WAS	35.8	31.3	4.7	4.4	1.2	0.4	11.2	23.0	48.5	2.2	6.2	34.9	6.8	7.7	88.9	59.3	1.2	3.5	3.1	2,147	283	265	69	22	187	140	-3
18	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	31.1	1,959	63	2022-23	MIL	32.1	31.1	11.8	5.7	0.8	0.8	11.2	20.3	55.3	0.7	2.7	27.5	7.9	12.3	64.5	60.5	2.2	9.6	3.9	2,023	742	359	52	51	246	197	+341
19	Joel Embiid J. Embiid	30.57	2,079	68	2021-22	PHI	33.8	30.6	11.7	4.2	1.1	1.5	9.8	19.6	49.9	1.4	3.7	37.1	9.6	11.8	81.4	61.6	2.1	9.6	3.1	2,296	796	284	77	99	214	181	+367
20	Bradley Beal B. Beal	30.54	1,741	57	2019-20	WAS	36.0	30.5	4.2	6.1	1.2	0.4	10.4	22.9	45.5	3.0	8.4	35.3	6.8	8.0	84.2	57.9	0.9	3.3	3.4	2,053	242	347	71	23	194	126	-201
21	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.44	2,222	73	2023-24	MIL	35.2	30.4	11.5	6.5	1.2	1.1	11.5	18.8	61.1	0.5	1.7	27.4	7.0	10.7	65.7	64.9	2.7	8.8	3.4	2,567	841	476	87	79	250	210	+339
22	James Harden J. Harden	30.43	2,191	72	2017-18	HOU	35.4	30.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	9.0	20.1	44.9	3.7	10.0	36.7	8.7	10.1	85.8	61.9	0.6	4.8	4.4	2,551	389	630	126	50	315	169	+527
23	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	30.39	2,036	67	2024-25	MIL	34.2	30.4	11.9	6.5	0.9	1.2	11.8	19.7	60.1	0.2	0.9	22.2	6.5	10.6	61.7	62.5	2.2	9.7	3.1	2,289	798	433	58	78	206	155	+334
24	LeBron James L. James	30.27	1,695	56	2021-22	LAL	37.2	30.3	8.2	6.2	1.3	1.1	11.4	21.8	52.4	2.9	8.0	35.9	4.5	6.0	75.6	61.9	1.1	7.1	3.5	2,084	459	349	73	59	196	121	-117
25	Dwyane Wade D. Wade	30.2	2,386	79	2008-09	MIA	38.6	30.2	5.0	7.5	2.2	1.3	10.8	22.0	49.1	1.1	3.5	31.7	7.5	9.8	76.5	57.4	1.1	3.9	3.4	3,048	398	589	173	106	272	178	+216